Shen Manjun was completely confused. Even Lin Xiaozhu, who knew little about it, was amazed and said in surprise: "Brother-in-law, are you crazy?"
If Lin Xiaozhu only asked Xiao Zheng in a joking tone, Shen Manjun was thinking about Xiao Zheng's words very seriously. But no matter what she thought, she couldn't understand Xiao Zheng's intention.
Giving all the power to Li Mubai would mean handing over the Zhao family to Li Mubai. Once Li Mubai takes power, even if Shen Manjun doesn't want to retreat behind the scenes, Li Mubai may not be able to tolerate her.
"Why," Shen Manjun slowly raised his head and stared directly at Xiao Zheng.
"Because you can't move even now." Xiao Zheng said calmly. "Outside, there are powerful enemies like Chen Chong and Ye Shiguan. But inside, there is Li Mubai who is spying on you. You don't even have a capable helper. Once you do something forcefully, you will not only be suppressed by Li Mubai and Chen Chong. Even Ye Shiguan may be suppressed. I swallowed you up in one bite. Do you think you can resist the machinations of these old foxes?"
After a pause, Xiao Zheng continued his analysis: "Taking a step back, even if you finally defeat Chen Chong, you will still have Li Mubai, an internal enemy. What will the Zhao family be like by then? Do you still have the strength to resist Ye Shiguan? And By then, even those loyal Zhao family elders will accompany you to fight Ye Shiguan and die in vain."
"Loyalty is because there are not enough chips for betrayal. Once loyal, it will only lead to disaster, but betrayal can get unexpected rewards. There are a few people who are stupidly loyal to the Zhao family," Xiao Zheng said heartily. "You come out here to seek wealth, not death. You should know this better than me."
Shen Manjun listened to Xiao Zheng's explanation, and Emei frowned slightly and said: "Even so, the best I can do is to stabilize Chen Chong and Li Mubai and preserve their strength. After my father wakes up, I will tell him everything."
"Do you think Chen Chong or Li Mubai will have the patience to wait until your father wakes up," Xiao Zheng said word by word. "If you agree, they can temporarily spare your lives. If you don't agree, they will definitely knock you down as quickly as possible. Let the Zhao family change its banner."
Shen Manjun's face turned gloomy as he said, "Even if we both lose, it doesn't matter."
"You hope that the fourth master's life's hard work will be ruined in one day," Xiao Zheng shook his head and said. "Even if you don't do anything, at least you should stabilize the situation for Fourth Master,"
"What you call stability is that you want me to give everything to Li Mubai," Shen Manjun said distressedly.
"Yes, brother-in-law. How could you have such a stupid idea," Lin Xiaozhu vowed. "Seniors must be killed and not humiliated. Even if we fight to the death of every soldier, we will never bow to the evil forces."
"When did I say to give it to Li Mubai? When did I say to bow to Li Mubai?" Xiao Zheng smiled mysteriously and narrowed his eyes.
"What do you mean," Shen Manjun said hesitantly.
"Brother-in-law, please stop being so pretentious and speak quickly. I'm impatient," Lin Xiaozhu said anxiously.
Xiao Zhizheng took the time to light a cigarette, then took another sip of red wine, and then said slowly: "First of all, fighting head-on will only end up hurting both sides, and once the war starts, we will definitely be at a disadvantage and be attacked from both sides. This is unwise. Lift." After a pause, Xiao Zheng continued. "So we might as well take advantage of Li Mubai's ambition. Doesn't he want the power of the Zhao family? Just give it to him. I believe that once he takes power, no matter whether he can defeat Chen Chong in the end, he will not be able to take the initiative to hand the power back to you. But that's not important. What's important is that he will fight Chen Chong. Not for you, nor for the Zhao family. But for himself."
Shen Manjun was confused: "Why are you so sure?"
"If you were Chen Chong, could you tolerate Li Mubai taking charge of the Zhao family," Xiao Zheng asked rhetorically.
"What do you mean," Shen Manjun's eyes suddenly lit up. "Once Li Mubai takes power, Chen Chong will definitely seize power,"
"Of course." Xiao Zheng smiled. "The current situation in the Zhao family is chaotic. No matter who is in power, they will be attacked from many sides. As for Li Mubai taking power, Chen Chong must be unwilling to accept it. At that time, he may say that Li Mubai rebelled and took away your power. Or maybe you were forced by threats. , was forced to hand over the Zhao family to Li Mubai. Or, they could throw dirty water and accuse Li Mubai of rebelling. Attack Li Mubai in the name of Qingjun. And there is only one purpose, to take back the Zhao family. By then, do you think Li Mubai needs anything else? Does anyone encourage you?"
"At that time, Chen Chong and Li Mubai were destined to live together, or die together." Xiao Zheng said calmly but indifferently.
"Treacherous," Lin Xiaozhu suddenly realized and admired Xiao Zheng sincerely. "Brother-in-law, I see you look silly. I didn't expect there to be so much bad water in your belly. It's true that people cannot be judged by their appearance, and sea water cannot be measured."
Shen Manjun also nodded slightly and said hesitantly: "Then who do you think will win, Chen Chong or Li Mubai?"
"It's best to die cleanly." Xiao Zheng said firmly.
"But I think Li Mubai has a greater chance of winning." Shen Manjun said slowly. "Chen Chong is brave but has no plans, but Li Mubai is good at controlling people. If he is in charge of the Zhao family, Chen Chong will definitely not be his opponent."
"Are you worried that Chen Chong's family will be the dominant one by then and no one can shake his foundation?" Xiao Zheng asked.
Shen Manjun nodded: "I don't want my father to wake up and find that the Zhao family has changed their surname to Li."
"Then who do you think Mingzhu hopes most for your downfall," Xiao Zheng continued to ask.
"There's no need to ask," Lin Xiaozhu said with renewed energy. "Of course Ye Shiguan,"
"Even my sister-in-law knows it, and you should know it very well." Xiao Zheng said with a smile. "Do you think Ye Shiguan will do nothing when Li Mubai and Chen Chong are fighting? Even if Li Mubai wins by chance, he can withstand Ye Shiguan's fierce attack,"
Shen Manjun frowned and said: "According to your statement, since Li Mubai cannot withstand Ye Shiguan's fierce attack, then our Zhao family will fall,"
Xiao Zheng smiled slightly, shook his head and said: "I just want you to rectify Li Mubai's name. Give him the aura of a righteous teacher. Who asked you to give him all your wealth to squander, even if you give it, it will only be a symbolic transfer of a few veterans. It’s not like you give him all your father’s confidants. Of course, even if you have such a plan, those confidants who only take orders from Fourth Master Zhao may not follow Li Mubai’s orders.”
"Just give him a name," Shen Manjun said in disbelief. "If that's all, Li Mubai is willing to go to war with Chen Chong,"
"Of course." Xiao Zheng said matter-of-factly. "Chen Chong is the only obstacle for him to seize the Zhao family. At least that's what he thinks in his heart. Once Chen Chong is dead, who can stop him? You are an inexperienced female generation, not to mention Li Mubai, even if you are loyal to your father Those confidants may not be completely devoted to you. And by that time, the Zhao family will only be dominated by the Li Mubai family. Even the elders of the Zhao family will probably find a more promising backer. And this backer can only It's Li Mubai. At that time, whether Li Mubai coerces the emperor to command the princes to command the Zhao family, or directly forces the palace to seize the commander-in-chief and forces you to abdicate. It all depends on whether he cares about his appearance."